Christ Church - Cross | War Imperial War Museums

810256665

Use this image under Non-Commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Susan Eldridge

You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence.
By downloading or embedding any image, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is:
© Susan Eldridge (WMR-10594)

Download

Embed
HTML:

<a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/10594" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/63/529/mid_ccc1.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Christ Church - Cross"> </a> <span> Christ Church - Cross <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Susan Eldridge (WMR-10594)</a> </span>

BBCode:

[url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/10594][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/63/529/mid_ccc1.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/10594]Christ Church - Cross.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Susan Eldridge (WMR-10594)[/url]

Memorial details

Memorial type: Cross
District: Pendle
Town: Colne
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 10594

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation

Current location

Christ Church
Keighley Road
Colne
Pendle
Lancashire
BB8 7AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 90771 40500
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps

Description

PLAIN SMOOTHLY WORKED WHEEL CROSS ON TAPERING PLINTH AND TWO STAGE PLINTH

Inscription

(FACE 1) (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A/ MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" (FACE 2) (NAMES)/ FALLEN IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945 (FACE 3) (NAMES) (FACE 4) 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 43
Served and returned: 0
Died: 43
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

If you know the condition of this memorial, please help by adding details

History

STRUCTURALLY SOUND BUT A GREAT DEAL OF BIOLOGICAL GROWTH (2001)

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

For queries, please contact [email protected].